(AllHipHop News) Music executive Jimmy Rosemond has teamed with former Fugee members Wyclef Jean and Pras to show support for Haitian Presidential candidate, Michel Martelly. Re-elections for the office of President of the country is scheduled to take place this Sunday (March 20th), after the original November election results were scrapped, due to fraud, voting […]

(AllHipHop News) Lil Wayne’s managers have revealed that scam artists are still hard at work attempting to swindle local promoters out of their cash, by fraudulently booking the rap star.Over the course of 2010, Cash Money/Young Money artists Lil Wayne, Drake and Nicki Minaj were the targets of fake booking agents nationwide. The booking agents […]

(AllHipHop News) Ghostface Killah has revealed that he’s looking to release a follow-up to Supreme Clientele, his classic 2000 album. “We got the Supreme Clientele II coming, a monster,” Ghostface said in a video from a tour stop in Philly. “We ain’t going nowhere.” Ghostface Killah’s Apollo Kids, his ninth studio album, is available in […]

(AllHipHop News) Eminem’s return to Hip-Hop had an international impact, as the rap star landed the best-selling single in the United Kingdom for 2010. Eminem’s collaboration “Love The Way You Lie” from his hit album Recovery, moved over 854,000 copies in 2010. The rapper’s single bested the next runner up –  Matt Cardle – and […]

(AllHipHop News) A radio station in Budapest, Hungary is under investigation for playing a record by rap artist Ice-T, in violation of tough new media laws.The Media Authority in Budapest fired off an eight-page letter to executives at Tilos Radio on December 13th, for playing the “It’s On” by Ice-T on September 2nd, in what […]

(AllHipHop News) Rap star Snoop Dogg will celebrate the New Year in Los Angeles during the 1st Annual Blunts and Bowls New Year’s Day Show. Snoop and entourage will hit the stage at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on January 1st, to celebrate the first day of 2011. According to sources, Snoop will […]

(AllHipHop News) The tumultuous career of Foxy Brown continues, as the Brooklyn rap star has denied statements released to AllHipHop.com by representatives she has labeled as “former” managers. Bernadette Brennan served as Foxy Brown’s manager when she was arrested for allegedly arguing her Brooklyn neighbor in July, according to statements Brennan made to a variety […]

(AllHipHop News) Foxy Brown will drop a new single that was supposed to be released on Christmas Eve, although her label has decided to rethink the choice of material. Foxy was supposed to drop  “Christmas Massacre” on December 24th, but she decided to change her vibe, after she received news that a very close friend […]

It appears Lil Wayne’s Young Money Records has added more fire power to its formidable roster, with the signing of Tallahassee, Florida rapper/singer/producer, T-Pain. According to Cash Money/Young Money’s official jeweler, Gabriel Jacobs of Rafaello & Co, he recently completed a new, purple and black, oversized, diamond and ruby encrusted Young Money pendant for T-Pain.In […]

(AllHipHop News) The cause of death for R&B songstress Teena Marie is still unclear. An autopsy performed on the singing great showed no signs of trauma. According to Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter, toxicology tests performed on Marie to determine the cause of death could take about six weeks. In addition, Winter told the […]

(AllHipHop News) Jay-Z has added another budding star to his Roc Nation imprint, with the signing of UK singer/rapper Cher Lloyd. The 17-year-old X-Factor finalist reportedly joined Roc Nation after a bidding war between will.I.am and X-Factor/American Idol’s Simon Cowell. “After weighing up the pros and cons, it was thought that the team at Roc […]

(AllHipHop News) Controversial rapper Lil B. has announced a new deal with Amalgam Digital and will release a digital-only solo album titled Angels Exodus. Lil B., who utilized the Internet in 2010 to raise his profile over the course of 2010, is 1/4th of Bay Area Hip-Hop group The Pack, who hit big with their […]

(AllHipHop News) Rap mogul Master P. will host an event during Grammy week honoring late R&B singer Teena Marie, in hopes of raising awareness about health related issues, whether its diabetes, high blood pressure or obesity. Master P. and his son Romeo are rallying celebrities to support Michelle Obama’s anti-obesity campaign via his Move With […]

The Black Eyed Peas have been hired to perform at the Estate of Russian billionaire Ramon Abramovich on New Years Eve. The Peas will head to St. Barts, where the group will party and perform with Abramovich, on his 70-acre, $90 million dollar private estate. According to reports, Abramovich is sparing no expense for the […]

(AllHipHop News) Rapper/intellect/professor Dr. Cornel West will join Che “Rhymefest” Smith and a number of respected educators during the Chicago Urban Education Forum. Dr. West and Rhymefest will be joined by Dr. Timuel Black (Professor Emeritus of City College Chicago), Dr. Joseph A. Strickland (Researcher, UIC, Jane Addams College of Social Work), Dina Everage (Principal […]

(AllHipHop News) Troubled rap star DMX was admitted to a mental health unit in an Arizona prison facility on December 20th. According to reports, the rapper, born Earl Simmons, was sent to the  Flamenco Mental Health Unit inside the Alahambra Prison complex. The rapper was transferred to the mental-health unit on December 20th, after serving […]

(AllHipHop News) Trick Daddy is the latest artist to run into trouble with the IRS, as the Miami rapper owes hundreds-of-thousands of dollars to the government. According to the Detroit News, Trick Daddy owes the feds over $157,000 in back taxes for monies he earned as far back as 2002. In addition to the tax […]

(AllHipHop News) The step-brother of a man murdered 17-years-ago by G-Dep has labeled the rapper an “idiot” for inadvertently turning himself in for the homicide. G-Dep confessed to shooting 32-year-old John Henkel three times in the chest, killing him on October 19, 1993 during a botched robbery attempt. On December 15th, G-Dep, born Trevell Coleman, […]

(AllHipHop News) R&B legend Teena Marie has died, her manager confirmed today (December 26th). Although no cause of death has been released as of press time, Teena Marie’s publicist revealed that the singer had suffered a grand mal seizure last month in Los Angeles. Teena Marie, 54, was born Mary Christine Brockert. She recorded a […]

(AllHipHop News) Funeral arrangements and a memorial party have been announced for veteran New Orleans rapper Magnolia Shorty, who was gunned down in a double homicide last week. Tonight (December 26th), a variety of performers from New Orleans will gather to host a memorial show and benefit at Club Red Velvet for Magnolia Shorty, born […]